Re: [binc] Migrating from POP to IMAP

David Leangen <[email protected]> Sat, 03 Sep 2005 13:18:43 +0900
Newsgroups gmane.mail.imap.binc.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Thank you all for the advice. (Comments inline)

>> 1. Are there any tools available that can convert archives
>>    (such as MS Outlook files) to an IMAP hierarchy?
> 
> The easiest way I found...
> - Setup a new IMAP account on the client
> - make all of the users folders on the IMAP account
> - drag-n-drop the email messages in to the new IMAP account.

Well, not exactly automatic, but if that's what it takes...

Thanks for the tip!


>> 3. Is there anything else "cool" that can be done with IMAP,  other 
>> than web browsing?

 > where did you get the idea that IMAP had any connection to web
 > browsing?

You're right, my wording was not so good. I meant to say something like: 
as a consequence of the mail residing on the server, are there any other 
cool things that can be done (such as making web browsing possible/easier)?


Cheers,
Dave